Sentence examples for ruler came from inspiring English sources

Harald Hardrada, "the Hard Ruler", came to the throne late in life.

And as in real life, the most dangerous enemies to any ruler come not from abroad but from his own household.

Christian theology has linked this with the belief that his birth there fulfills the Old Testament prophecy of Israel's future ruler coming from Bethlehem Ephrathah (Micah 5 2).

Cecil newcomer Native Ruler comes here with a tall reputation, but inexperience could get him beaten and he is best watched against a few other unknown quantities.

General Abubakar, a "pure" soldier, may have been appointed by his colleagues to hold it together and improve its image.The immediate threat to the new ruler comes from hardliners Abacha loyalists and hangers-on who have much to lose by his death and ambitious young officers who believe it their patriotic duty to rule Nigeria, and get rich along the way.

Such a ruler comes to power not by dynastic inheritance or on the back of popular support, but purely as a result of his own initiative, skill, talent, and/or strength (all words that may be translated for virtù).

The way a ruler comes to power defines his conduct in power.

Rulers came and went, but the locals endured in their cave homes, or grotte.

Rulers came to rely on slave armies, freeing them from dependence on civil institutions.

Islam was radicalised and the angry men who loathed their rulers came to hate the Western states that backed them.

From the 9th century onward, a number of semi-independent rulers came to power who only in name accepted the suzerainty of the ʿAbbāsids.